Mitostylus Explained

Mitostylus is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are about seven described species in Mitostylus.

Species

These seven species belong to the genus Mitostylus:

• Mitostylus elongatus Van Dyke, 1936

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• Mitostylus fragilis Sharp, 1891

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• Mitostylus glaucus Champion, 1911

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• Mitostylus gracilis Horn, 1894

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• Mitostylus scutellaris Sharp, 1911

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• Mitostylus setosus (Sharp, 1891)

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• Mitostylus tenuis Horn, 1876

^{i c g b} (broomweed broad-nosed weevil)Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Further reading

• Book: Insects and Arachnids of Canada, Part 25: Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae: Weevils of Canada and Alaska, Volume 2. 2008. Bright . Donald E.. Bouchard . Patrice. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 978-0660194004.
• Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). 1982. O'Brien . Charles W.. Wibmer . Guillermo J.. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. 2013. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-26093-1.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. 2013. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-25916-4.